Drepanis

Drepanis
ʻIʻiwi, Drepanis coccinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus:
Temminck, 1820
Type species
Certhia pacifica[1]
Gmelin, 1788
Species

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Drepanis is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae.

The birds are endemic to Hawaii.

Species

It contains the following species:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Drepanis coccinea ʻIʻiwi Hawaiʻi, Maui, and Kauaʻi, with smaller populations on Molokaʻi
†Drepanis pacifica Hawaiʻi mamo Hawaiʻi
†Drepanis funerea Black mamo Molokaʻi


See also

  • Hawaiian honeycreepers
  • Endemic fauna of Hawaii

References

  1. ^ "Fringillidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.


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